For instance: what do they mean when they talk about clairvoyance?

: what do they mean by ectoplasm

: what does a psychic artist do?

: what is a development circle?

For all these and more explanations, there is a glossary of ‘paranormal’ words and terms. It is right here on my blog. You only have to click the word ‘Glossary’  in the category list at the side of this post.

If there are other terms or words you would like to know more about. Or if you want any psychic or medium’s world explained, then please email me and I will share.

I tell you this because so many of us change in someway waht we are being given. it is not done purposely or to confuse, it is just the human way. We think it means this or that, so we say so. It can ruin wonderful evidence.

An example  for you came in a reading I did for a chap who was from abroad. Although I did not know where he was from when I first met him.

I kept seeing lots of sails. Lots and lots of them. I changed this (don’t ask me why) and asked him if he had a lot to do with boats or yachts.  He said no he didn’t. And it was nothing to do with his work either. Eventually he asked what I was seeing. I said well, just lots and lots of sails. He laughed and told me he was from Aukland New Zealand. The place is called the City of Sails!

So you see, I almost ruined what was really good proof from spirit. I am hopeless at geography and know nothing about NZ or most accents.  I did not even realise spirit were telling me about his home town. Lesson learned.

My most famous gaffe came when I was working in an open circle.  I kept seeing a magpie and decided to give what I thought was the symbolic reason for seeing a magpie.  So I went ahead and the recipient of my message hadn’t a clue what I meant. So, after the circle the man came to me and asked what I thought I had seen.  I told him it was a magpie. His laughing response was ‘ Oh I could have taken a magpie. My brother used to keep one in a cage’.  The message had been from his ‘dead’ brother! Big lesson learned.

I have tried ever since not to do it. But I know occasionally there maybe a lapse. It spoils it for the recipient of the message, for spirit, and fro the medium. We must keep our tendencies to ‘know better’ in check.

Mediums are generally very honest and do try to give what they get. But when you are receiving a message in dribs and drabs, words, pictures, feeling and thoughts, it is not an easy task to put the jig saw together for it to make sense to  a spirit’s loved one. We are not perfect.  Just humans with compassion.

I find your emails inspiring and get new ideas for topics from some of them.  I am always happy for my readers to suggest topics for me. So please keep them coming.

The psychic and mediums’  world is a cool place to be. I am grateful for my God given gifts and intend to work hard on them in the coming months.

So here’s to the next 800!

There is often too much emphasis on getting it right straight away. In the beginning it is all experimental. You don’t know what you can do yet and neither do your spirit guides.

It is important, if you are mediumistic, to give time to getting to know your Spirit Guide. We all have a Door Keeper or Guardian Angel, but we also have other helpers and inspirers.

Even if you are not lucky enough to see your own guide, you still have one and need to build up a partnership with them.  The guide needs to learn what you understand by certain images and certain colours. You too need to know how your guide works. You need to let your guide know what you want and how you want it.

This all takes time and it ought to be a wonderful experience. Not stressful in any way.  As a good medium once said: Be gentle with yourself!

It is important that all your sitters arrive for the circle early and that they are not under the influence of either drink or drugs.  This is very important as the mind can play tricks on you even when you are not under the influence and you need a clear mind when working with spirit, as always.

All your circle members should agree with you on the intent of the circle.  Is your intent to develop mediumship further, or are you going to sit for higher things?  The higher things being physical mediumship.  As I said in my earlier post, this can be gifts like trance, transfiguration or direct voice.

When you are all in agreement and you have laid down your rules about length of time sitting etc  You can sort out your seating arrangements.  Make sure you are all comfortable and that you are neither too hot nor too cold.  Where possible try not to sit too close together.  If you get too close to each other and your auras are overlapping you may feel very uncomfortable.

I am sure you know what I mean about the aura.  Think about how you feel if a stranger stands too close to you in a shop or else where, and you feel odd but cannot put your finger on it.  Well, that is when your aura may be overlapping the space of another.

You have your circle leader and you have your seats.  I find it is best to either sit in the dark or in a fairly dimly lit room.  Candle light or a small lamp with a red bulb will be ideal.  You may also want a CD player within your reach to play meditation music.

It is important to open your circle in prayer.  This is best done by the circle leader who should ask for spirits protection.  You may, if you prefer, have a communal prayer.  A prayer can also be used to ask spirit for advice and assistance within the circle.

Suggestions here are, to ask for your guides to come close and work with you.  To ask for a circle spirit guide to protect the circle.  Ask for advice on the ideal conditions for spirit to work with you.  These are just a few ideas but as you get more involved with developing your circle you may need to ask for more advice from them.

I trust you have enough details to think about here.  I will continue this theme in another post.  Enjoy!

It doesn’t have to cost a lot, as there are many Spiritualist churches where mediums work for free, and all it costs the congregation is a free will offering to the collection plate. Unless it is a special event to raise funds for a particular project, in which case they often sell tickets at a modest price. In my experience this is never usually more than £3 or £4.

There are also a lot of private circles and groups which have been set up by mediums and psychics who are not linked to the churches. These too are usually modestly priced.

On my website www.BarbaraBiggin.com there is a link to all the Spiritualist Churches in the UK and links to others Worldwide, including Canada and the USA and Australia.  Take a look at the site, it is entirely free.

When you find a local church on the list, there will either be a link to their own website or at the very least a phone number of the secretary. You can find out who is speaking there and what date and time the event is. Give it a try and don’t forget to let me know about your experience of it.

By sharing your thoughts and comments here on this blog or on my website, you are helping others find their way around and pointing them in the direction of the good speakers rather than the others.

As ever, I thank you for your participation and look forward to posting your comments.

Clairsentience is the gift which lots of novices do not understand and yet it is one of the simplest forms and the one which we are discussing today.

Clairsentience is often the very first sign that your sixth sense is developing.  It is the gift of thinking, smelling, and feeling emotions.  Sometimes it can even be the sense of the pain which a spirit felt during their earthly life and often the pain they felt when they were passing over to the higher side of life..

Clairsentience is the sense of smell which does not come through the physical nose. It is an acute awareness of a smell, that those without the gift seem to be unaware of.  It may be the scent or perfume that a spirit used when on the earth plane and therefore, a good piece of proof for a seeker.  If the medium told the sitter that they were aware of a lady smelling of ‘Evening in Paris’, for example, this may be how the sitter remembers this spirit. This may be the evidence he or she is looking for to prove there is life after death.

Emotions experienced by the spirit, especially just prior to their physical passing, can sometimes be relayed by a medium who uses this gift to the fullest. There may be laughter and joy, as well as sadness. Feeling and sensing what the spirit wants to relay is a medium’s job.

Clairsentience is a good gift to have when doing private readings.  It makes the sitter really feel they have conected with their loved one.  When a medium uses this gift it brings so much more to a message.  A combination of clairaudience, clairsentience, and clairvoyance is what the developer of the sixth sense should aspire to.  What a wonderful combination of gifts for a medium to have.

Sometimes, as a student, you may find that the thoughts, feelings and smells you are getting in your head, are actually not your own.  Once you realise this it is easier to develop the gift.  A word of caution here: not everything that pops into your head is from the spirits.

Perhaps the hardest part of development, especially for a medium, not so much for the psychic, is to define the difference between your own mind and that of the spirits communications.

There are many times when I am feeling low or unhappy, that I find it comforting to feel the presence of a spirit loved one.

It may be just a brush against my cheek or a tickling of my hair, but it is enough to bring a smile to my face and a warmth in my heart.  I feel at peace, and I know which loved ones they are by the way they make themselves felt.

A particular loved one strokes my cheek and another caresses my brow.  It is not the same sensation as a human touch, more of a sense of it.  It is enough though, when you have learned to tune in to your sixth sense.

Too often we get bogged down with day to day trivia and become depressed by life’s problems.  We are not always aware that spirit have moved in close to comfort us.  The feelings we have often swamp us and make it impossible for others to get close. When you are truly sad, that is when they come the closest, but it can also be the time when we use our senses the least.

Persevere and you will be rewarded. When you feel most alone, that is when you are most guarded and guided. You can be confident that your Guardian Angel will be there to comfort and guide you.

When you feel a presence, ask who it is (in your head). You may not get an answer there and then, but you will find out who it is if you are patient. You can try a system of elimination, this often works well.

I am happy to give advice and I will keep coming back to this topic to help move you forward.

Lots of people are happy to do this as it involves less time and dedication than developing mediumship. Some novices do not feel they are ready for the awareness meditations. You may still decide at a later date that you want to carry on with your development and aim for mediumship.

Learning to open up your psychic centres is a requirement but you do not have to learn awareness through meditation for psychic purposes alone.

There are a lot of psychics who give private readings but their information is usually about the things are happening now as they don’t get it from spirit. They get it from yourself, your aura, and the vibrations around you. If you want to know what you already do then that is good for you.

Others may want to communicate with their loved ones in the spirit world. That’s when you need a medium. It is a mediums job to prove life after death. That is the whole point of it, to prove life is everlasting.  If a person cannot do that then they should not be on a church platform. It is only for mediums and not for psychics.

Sometimes it is hard to get your head around this if you are new to this subject.  All I can say is keep an open mind and learn as much as you can along your journey.  “Prove all things”,  is a good mediums motto!

When you are feeling down it often does you good to communicate with your loved ones in the Spirit World. You can remember old times together and know that they are still around you. They still love you.

If you are unsure where to go, type into Google  ‘Spiritulaist church’ and your home town name. There are sure to be some with Tuesday or Wednesday services.

If you are having trouble locating one just email me at the link on this page and I will try my best to help you.  But you can also visit a locally recommended medium too. For a private reading.  Enjoy your day.

Remember that Easter is very much about Life After Death!